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Recent Examples of ectomorphic
These include the high-altitude environments in which many Kenyans are born and raised, widespread early exposure to running as a means of transportation, and the long-legged, ectomorphic body type that is common among Kenyans.
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Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 27 July 2015
Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 27 July 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ectomorphic
Adjective
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Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Having lived in Paris with Richardson on and off since late 1921, Hemingway was a struggling writer who could be spotted scribbling in Left Bank cafés—a tall, lanky Midwesterner with unkempt hair, wearing sneakers, old trousers and a patched jacket.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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The Ducks selected the lanky center (6-foot-5, 198 pounds) 10th overall in the first round of the NHL draft on Friday, making the Brandon Wheat Kings pivot the 11th forward in the Ducks’ past 14 selections and their third straight top pick up front.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Her long, spindly body operates in an anticipatory arch, her body gliding across the pitch in long, laboured strides until igniting into a blur, a combination of ferocity and grace.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Spiderwort can become spindly in deep shade or dry out in the sun, making partial sun just the spot for it in the South.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Mowing with Dirty Mower Decks Mowing plots with a dirty brush hog or mower deck is a recipe for weedy disaster.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
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In Ohio’s largest city, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has extra cause to celebrate thanks to four male weedy seadragons, each one bearing a huge bundle of eggs tucked along their tails.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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The formerly svelte star of Hollywood and The Politician also now has a comparable frame to Cavill, the product of hitting the gym for months before shooting his leading role in James Gunn's Superman (out July 11), which marks a fresh start for DC's Kryptonian strongman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 June 2025
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The town also includes several three wheeled Piaggio pickup trucks—not big enough to haul a refrigerator but svelte enough to navigate through narrow alleys.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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With two right-handers due up near the bottom of the Nationals’ lefty-heavy lineup, Estrada was called first and worked a 1-2-3 eighth with help from a rangy play by Wade.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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His profile is suited to exploiting the space on the transition: a rangy dribbler out wide with a knack for arriving in dangerous areas to finish.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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These may resemble stringy algae or kelp plants that attach to rocks and other objects within the spring.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
4 July 2025
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The long stringy hair on our local lady newscasters needs to improve.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Liam sang most of the songs in his reedy yowl, all charisma with his hands pulled behind his back, head tilted up toward the sky and a parka often inexplicably zipped all the way up to his chin.—
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
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Alejandro Arias, an American evangelist with a reedy voice, addressed the crowd.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ectomorphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ectomorphic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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